Russia turns on taps on gas pipeline to China as Moscow looks east for new markets
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday oversaw the launch of a landmark pipeline that will transport natural gas from Siberia to northeast China, an economic and political boost to ties between Moscow and Beijing.The start of gas flows via the Power of Siberia pipeline reflects Moscows attempts to pivot to the East to try to mitigate pain from Western financial sanctions imposed over its 2014 annexation of Ukraines Crimea.The move cements Chinas
